Monthly Archives: July 2015

Sprint’s Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ pass through FCC

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Sprint users, you can finally breathe a sigh of relief. After seeing multiple carrier variants of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ pass through the FCC recent, but none with Sprint support, we were left wondering why the carrier would be left out for the time being. Thankfully that has changed today with the arrival of the SM-N920P and SM-G928P at the FCC.

The SM-N920P is the Sprint variant of the Galaxy Note 5 (note the P at the end) and SM-G928P is the Galaxy S6 Edge+. Current rumors have the devices being unveiled under a month away now on August 12, with a release date of somewhere around August 21. Now that we’ve seen every carrier model of the two devices you could possibly need pass through the FCC, those dates are starting to look more and more promising.

Both devices will almost certainly be the Android flagships to beat until probably spring 2016. Samsung has really raised the bar with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, there’s no reason the believe the Galaxy Note 5 or S6 Edge+ will lower it back down. Let us know if your excited for either device in the comments below.

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ZTE adds a smartwatch to its Axon lineup

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ZTE introduced its new Axon brand in the US just last week, when it launched the first smartphone to be called that. Now though, the Chinese company is adding a new device to the Axon lineup.

It's called Axon Watch and, like its name implies, it's a smartwatch.

Oddly though, while the Axon phone was announced in the US and was said to be made specifically for the needs of that market, the Axon Watch got official in China. Furthermore, it seems to be tailor made for that country, since it runs a wearable version of Tencent OS.

That's right, no Android Wear here, which means it's very unlikely that you'll find the Axon Watch outside of China in its current iteration. Obviously though, ZTE could make an Android Wear-running variation and sell that internationally, but no plans for something like this have been announced.

The Axon Watch features a 1.4-inch 400×400 round AMOLED touchscreen which is sapphire-coated, a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, Bluetooth 4.1, and a 300 mAh battery.

It comes with support for gesture controls, phone calls, messaging, and fitness tracking (including a heart rate…

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Moto G 2015 specs leaked by Swiss retailer Digitec

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The official launch of the 2015 Motorola Moto G is still a week away now, but thanks to a product listing from Swiss retailer Digitec, we may already know just what to expect from the new device.

According to the new Moto G product listing on the retailer’s site, the phone is set to launch with a 1.7GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, access to LTE networks, and most impressively a 5-inch 1080p display. If Motorola is able to fit all of this into the new Moto G and still sell the device for under $200, it’s sure to have another hit on its hands. And with Moto’s commitment to updates and vanilla Android, those looking to upgrade from the Nexus 5 should be happy as well.

Keep it locked to Android and Me next week, on July 28, when we bring you the all the latest info on Motorola’s new products as they’re unveiled.

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